as in big
one of high position or importance within a group
among food and beverage magazines, it's one of the biggies
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Recent Examples of biggie
Develop micro-goals on the way to the biggie.
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Jenny McCoy, SELF, 22 Jan. 2025
The Tigers have a biggie in Week 1 when LSU comes to town.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
With the capacity to accommodate nearly 7,000 guests and more than 2,000 crew members, World Europa is the eighth-largest cruise ship currently sailing, just a touch smaller than biggies like Icon of the Seas, from Royal Caribbean International.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
With the brand management biggies all looking to keep buying and so many brands looking for a way to get back to growth, the niche seems like a good one for an expanding ecosystem.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
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Jenny McCoy, SELF, 22 Jan. 2025
The Tigers have a biggie in Week 1 when LSU comes to town.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
With the capacity to accommodate nearly 7,000 guests and more than 2,000 crew members, World Europa is the eighth-largest cruise ship currently sailing, just a touch smaller than biggies like Icon of the Seas, from Royal Caribbean International.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
With the brand management biggies all looking to keep buying and so many brands looking for a way to get back to growth, the niche seems like a good one for an expanding ecosystem.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biggie
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The Pistons have used a combination of wings (Tobias Harris, Malik Beasley, Tim Hardaway Jr.) and bigs (Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart, who sat Game 2 due to injury) to show Towns different looks on the defensive end.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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After officials told Green to lay off the physicality – and the veteran big vociferously argued – the two went right back to jostling.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Harry heads back to the yard, where a group of Kevin's Czechoslovakian hired heavies are preparing for war.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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On Twin Peaks, Strong plays Jones, the right-hand woman for one of the series’ heavies.—
Drew Mackie,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Biggie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biggie. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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